Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
HOME MATTERS.

happy parents of fine S15-pound baby
girl, born Sunday night.
The races at the state fair this fall will
be something better than usual. $4,000
is the amount offered in prizes.
Rev. Father E. Kelley, former
Clyman boy, has become pastor OF the
Catholic church at Geneva Lake.
Go and see the exhibition drill by
the Lincoln Guards of Milwaukee, next
Sunday afternoon at Concordia Island.
On the morning of July 90 little
daughter came to brighten the home of
District Attorney G. H. Gardner and wife.
The Chicago & Northwestern rail
way has appointed DR.. w. c. Spalding
their physician and surgeon for this dis
trict.
An important change will be noted
in the advertisement of Ell. J. Strauss.
Now is the time for boots and shoes at
cost at Strauss.
The Jefferson, Watertown and Fort
Atkinson posts of the G. A r. will at
tend the 10Th, Wis. Regt. Reunion at
Waterloo at the 18th of August.
The work of changing the situation
of the pews in ST. Pauls church has been
commenced The pews will be placed in
two rows, with an aisle upon each side
and one center aisle, forming an improv-
ed condition of the interior.
Fine music and fine entertainment
at Concordia Island next Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. VIM P Lynde, for five years
member of the state board of charities
and reform, has written letter in which
she saws that she Las never seen an insti-
tuition more judciously managed than the
Northern Hospital under DR.. Wigginton's
supervision.
Briefly told, it is lawful to kill game
10 Wisconsin during the following sea-
sons:
Black bass and wall-eyed pike-May l
to February l.
Brook trout-April Is to August 10.
Woodcock 10 to January l.
Quail, partridge, pheasant, prairie
chicken or grouse of any variety-Aug.
Is to January /.
AQUATIC towls-August Is to Jan. l.
Deer-Novemb Der l to December 10.
Otter. mink, muskrat or fsher-No-
vember l 70 May l..
The barn and granary building on
the j Enright farm, in Milford, owned
by E. Sweeney, were burned TO the ground
Tuesday evening of last week, together
with team OF horses, one calf, harnesses,
ten tons of hay, 800 bushels of barley
and farming implements belonging to
Mr.. Enright. The loss on buildings is
about 5000, insured in the North Amer
lea. of Philadelphia, VIM. L. Norris,
agent. for $500. Mr.. Enright's loss is
some $3.50, insured in the town company
for $500. The fire was caused by a lamp
overturning.
The open-air concert and ice-cream
festival entertainment under the auspices
of the ladies of the Congregational church,
last Thursday evening at d. 0. Brad
bury's, was largely attended and proved
one of the finest successes of the season
in every respect. The concert was sand
wiched with fine, spicy selections from
both ladies and gentlemen, and when the
refreshments were reached comments be-
came superfuous and unnecessary. A
duplicate of the affair is urgently demand
ed by all who were present. The sum of
SOL was realized by the effort.
Grand exhibition drill by the Lin
coin Guards of Milwaukee, at Concordia
Island Sunday, August Z.
The following is from The Berkshire
(Mass) Courier:
''Hon. William A. Forbes. who died at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Phelps in Winstead, Conn, on Wednes-
day of last week, July 9th, will be re-
membered by many of our citizens as the
former proprietor of the Berkshire and
Collins houses of this place. Mr.. Forbes
was for many years highly esteemed
citizen of Sheffield, where his earthly
tabernacle finds its everlasting rest
Mr.. Forbes was brother of Mrs. Eliza
Richards of this city, and this sad intelli-
gence comes-to her within few months
after the loss of her Oldest brother, John
R. Forbes, who died at Oshkosh last
February.
The following from the Glasgow
(Scotland) Herald of June 16, refers to
Jenny Stewart, the trotter so we'll known
here, which Dr. Valerius exported to
Scotland about year ago:
"THE SCOTCH MILE AND HALF
RECORD BROKEN. the open handicap
- IF lost Thursday evening on the